Johnstown Chiefs

Johnstown now leads their best-of-three play-in series 1-0.
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[url=morgan-cey]Morgan Cey[/url] backstopped the Chiefs to his first professional playoff victory. Johnstown's size proved the deciding factor. The Chiefs scored early in the third on a goal by big Jean Desrochers assisted by even bigger winger [url=dennis-packard]Dennis Packard.[/url] And, in overtime, the hero was [url=adam-henrich]Adam Henrich[/url] off an assist from [url=andre-deveaux]Andre Deveaux.[/url]
Prior to the game, Lightning prospect John Toffey [url=http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=7575]was placed on the 7-day IR.[/url]
Game sheet from [url=http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/ppublic.cgi?action=summary&id=3184]ECHL.com.[/url]

The Springfield Falcons have announced that goaltender Jonathan Boutin and defenseman Jay Rosehill will join the Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL for the playoffs. The Chiefs begin their opening round series tonight vs. the Trenton Titans.
Boutin has played in 19 games for the Chiefs this season posting a record of 8-9-2-0 with a 2.93 goals against average and .920 save percentage. He participated in the ECHL All-Star Game stopping eight of 10 shots on goal in 20 minutes of action on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 in Fresno, California.

It says a lot when you can go toe to toe with the division leader like this.
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[url=morgan-cey]Morgan Cey[/url] stopped 36 of 38 before falling in the shootout. The Chiefs were outshot 38-22 in the game. [url=adam-henrich]Adam Henrich[/url] had an assist in the game.
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Yesterday the Springfield Falcons [url=http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/mpublic.cgi?action=show_news&cat=1&id=7541]announced that left winger Zbynek Hrdel has been reassigned to Johnstown of the ECHL. [/url]
In 46 games with the Falcons this year, Hrdel has 5 goals and 10 assists for 15 points. He has also played 13 games for Johnstown, collecting 6 goals and 5 assists for 11 points.

Johnstown's size made road kill out of Dayton.
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Josh Disher stopped 42 of 44 shots faced in his Johnstown debut. Dennis Packard had 3 assists and Andre Deveaux also had a helper to go along with John Toffey's 6th goal of the season.
Game sheet from [url=http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/ppublic.cgi?action=box&id=3097]ECHL.com.[/url]

Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.
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Trenton scored the tying goal to send the game to overtime with just 6 seconds left in regulation before winning in the shootout. Morgan Cey stopped 27 of 30 in his first game back from Springfield, but if there's one area of his game he's struggled at this season it has been in the shootouts. Adam Henrich stayed hot with an assist in the game.
Game sheet from [url=http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/ppublic.cgi?action=box&id=3091] ECHL.com.[/url]

With his spring break over, [url=http://www.johnstownchiefs.com/pressreleases/2006/03mar/28.htm]goaltender Gabe Winer has returned to UMASS to finish up his degree.[/url] That leaves the Chiefs with Morgan Cey, Mike Betz and Josh Disher under contract between the pipes.

Are the depleted Chiefs finally hitting the wall?
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Gabe Winer stopped 39 of 46 in the loss. Adam Henrich got his 18th goal of the season and added an assist. Andre Deveaux added a power play goal for the Chiefs.
Game sheet from [url=http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/ppublic.cgi?action=box&id=3082]ECHL.com.[/url]

The comeback fell just short.
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Mike Betz took the loss for Johnstown. Adam Henrich scored his 15th ECHL goal of the season while Brandon Elliot tallied his 11th.
Game sheet from [url=http://www.echl.com/cgi-bin/ppublic.cgi?action=summary&id=3093]ECHL.com.[/url]